Mitch Abramson

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Espinoza/Jones/Schaefer Talk Mayweather Retirement

Mitch Abramson

•May 2, 2014

Assistant trainer and close friend Nate Jones wasn’t caught off guard by Floyd Mayweather’s acknowledgement that Saturday’s fight against Marcos Maidana could be his last. Nearly two years ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. began to discuss the idea of retirement, Jones said. Mayweather had grown tired of the long press tours, the probing questions by reporters. The routine of resuscitating his body after a tough fight had begun to wear at him. He thought enough was enough, Jones said.

Mayweather's Focus on Personal Drama Creates Concern

Mitch Abramson

•May 2, 2014

By Mitch Abramson - Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is concerned that Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be letting his personal affairs get in the way of his focus for his fight with Marcos Maidana on Saturday and planned on reaching out to him to make sure he has his priorities straight. Apparently stung by the perception that he was dumped by his former fiancé Shantel Jackson, the undefeated boxer (or someone purporting to be him) posted what they claimed to be a picture of her sonogram to Mayweather's official Facebook account, insisting she had an abortion and the boxer cut ties with her because he’s pro-life. “The real reason me and Shantel Christine Jackson @missjackson broke up was because she got a abortion, and I’m totally against killing babies. She killed our twin babies.#ShantelJackson#FloydMayweather#TheMoneyTeam#TMT,” he penned next to the sonogram. Just days away from the fight, Schaefer is worried that Mayweather may not have his head on straight and is letting outside forces interrupt his preparation. The gossip site TMZ reported on Thursday that Mayweather is upset that Jackson is now involved with the rapper Nelly, who used to pal around with Mayweather.

Nets Owner Instrumental in Barclays Landing Provodnikov

Mitch Abramson

•Apr 14, 2014

When the Barclays Center was in the process of being built in Brooklyn, Russian boxer Ruslan Provodnikov envisioned one day fighting there. And after fellow countryman and Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov apparently pulled a few strings- that dream will now become a reality. Apparently, Prokhorov played a role in getting Provodnikov, a junior welterweight titlist to fight at the Barclays Center, where the Nets play their home games after he was originally slated to fight at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, LI on June 14 against the Long Island product Chris Algieri.

MGM Fiasco Increases The Top Rank/Golden Boy Tension

Mitch Abramson

•Apr 14, 2014

Bob Arum spent nearly as much time talking about Floyd Mayweather’s pending fight with Marcos Maidana as he did talking up his own bout between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley this past week. More specifically, Arum spent a lot of air space disparaging the MGM Grand Garden Arena for prominently showing ads for Mayweather’s bout at the expense of the Pacquiao fight.

Barclays CEO Still Eager To Land Mayweather, Big Events

Mitch Abramson

•Mar 19, 2014

By Mitch Abramson - It’s not easy getting close to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Anyone who’s seen Mayweather in the ring can attest to his defensive genius. But Brett Yormark came close. When he sidled up next to Mayweather at a fight in June of last year, Yormark, CEO of the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center, had larger ambitions than to make idle conversation with the sport’s top fighter. No, instead, he was trying to persuade Mayweather to one day fight in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, no easy chore. It turns out Yormark wasn’t the only one who had that goal in mind. That same night, Yormark crossed paths with Barclays Center majority owner, Bruce Ratner- also on hand at the match between Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner- and the two conferred over the idea of getting Mayweather to Atlantic Avenue. “Brett, we’ve got to get him to fight in Brooklyn,” Ratner said breathlessly of the sport’s top fighter and biggest draw. Thus began a nine-month odyssey for Yormark to land the biggest fish in boxing and out-hustle Madison Square Garden in the process, a crusade that consisted of “dozens” of face-to-face meetings and phone conversations with Mayweather’s representative and a monetary offer to the fighter that Yormark described as being “probably one of the biggest guarantees ever made” to an athlete. (Yormark declined to reveal a specific figure.)

Vegas Police: Mayweather Beating is Simply a Rumor

Mitch Abramson

•Mar 15, 2014

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in the news again and this time it’s not for his boxing prowess. The gossip site TMZ is reporting that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. allegedly organized the beat-down of some subordinates who stole jewelry from his home. But the Las Vegas Metro Police Department currently is not investigating the incident and have downgraded the severity of the news to simply a “rumor,” a police spokesman said on Friday.

Magomed's Family Fire $100 Million Dollar Suit at NYSAC

Mitch Abramson

•Feb 21, 2014

The family of the brain-damaged boxer Magomed Abdusalamov has initiated court proceedings to file a lawsuit against the New York State Athletic Commission in the amount of $100 million, charging the state with disregard for his well-being following his November fight and not looking out for him when they had the chance, the boxer’s former promoter said on Friday. The Russian heavyweight Abdusalamov was beaten severely in his Nov. 2 match with Mike Perez at Madison Square Garden, suffering a broken jaw and hand in losing a unanimous decision. Following the match, as he left the arena with just his handlers and went to a nearby hospital, he had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain and was put in a medically-induced coma where he remained for several weeks.

Mikey, Robert Garcia, Ariza Welcome Pacquiao Possibility

Mitch Abramson

•Jan 23, 2014

Any idea of what lies ahead for rising star Mikey Garcia was revealed by Alex Ariza, the always chatty strength and conditioning coach, who said that when Garcia faces Juan Carlos Burgos at Madison Square Garden on Saturday for Garcia's junior lightweight title, it will be his final fight at 130 pounds. The implication was clear: Garcia is big-game hunting, in search of a high-profile opponent later this year, either against Cuban star Yuriorkis Gamboa or an even bigger fish in Manny Pacquiao. In other words, Garcia is planning on doing what Pacquiao once did: climb multiple weight divisions with an eye on dominating the sport. Sitting in the corner of the Kingsway Gym on Tuesday in Manhattan, Ariza calmly described the game plan for Garcia moving forward.

Merchant Has Mixed Feelings on Mikey Garcia's Fast Track

Mitch Abramson

•Jan 22, 2014

By Mitch Abramson - Larry Merchant’s unmistakable shock of white hair was hard to miss on Tuesday, a surprising and welcoming sight on an otherwise snowy day in Manhattan. But what in God’s name was Merchant doing at the Kingsway Gym, a-hard-to-find boxing hub located up a flight of stairs on a side street? It was dreadful outside, snow blanketing the streets. Had he taken a wrong turn, taken an uptown train instead of a downtown one? No, Merchant was in attendance for a public workout involving Mikey Garcia and Juan Carlos Burgos, ahead of their junior lightweight title bout at the Garden, as part of his research for Saturday. Merchant, whose contract with HBO was never renewed last year, is working the international broadcast for Top Rank.

Malignaggi on The Twists and Turns of Boxing Business

Mitch Abramson

•Dec 7, 2013

The Brooklyn-boxer Paulie Malignaggi has discussed retiring from the sport a number of times, due to his hand problems, frustration with decisions that didn’t go his way and just fatigue from the difficult business boxing. And so it came to pass again that Malignaggi came close to walking away from the sport following his loss to Adrien Broner in June. The back-and-forth trash talking between the fighters had taken its toll. Though he was an active participant, Malignaggi didn’t look like he was having much fun discussing a former flame that Broner had befriended.

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Articles by Mitch Abramson: page 7

Espinoza/Jones/Schaefer Talk Mayweather Retirement

Mayweather's Focus on Personal Drama Creates Concern

Nets Owner Instrumental in Barclays Landing Provodnikov

MGM Fiasco Increases The Top Rank/Golden Boy Tension

Barclays CEO Still Eager To Land Mayweather, Big Events

Vegas Police: Mayweather Beating is Simply a Rumor

Magomed's Family Fire $100 Million Dollar Suit at NYSAC

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Malignaggi on The Twists and Turns of Boxing Business

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Rafael Espinoza retains WBO featherweight title with third-round stoppage of Ricardo Blandon

Denzel Bentley stripped of WBO middleweight title after appeal rejected

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Mitch Abramson

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Articles by Mitch Abramson: page 7

Espinoza/Jones/Schaefer Talk Mayweather Retirement

Mayweather's Focus on Personal Drama Creates Concern

Nets Owner Instrumental in Barclays Landing Provodnikov

MGM Fiasco Increases The Top Rank/Golden Boy Tension

Barclays CEO Still Eager To Land Mayweather, Big Events

Vegas Police: Mayweather Beating is Simply a Rumor

Magomed's Family Fire $100 Million Dollar Suit at NYSAC

Mikey, Robert Garcia, Ariza Welcome Pacquiao Possibility

Merchant Has Mixed Feelings on Mikey Garcia's Fast Track

Malignaggi on The Twists and Turns of Boxing Business

Fast and furious: PBC keeping talent busy in new DAZN union

Devin Haney-Liam Paro official for Dec. 19 in San Francisco